State of South Carolina: The Palmetto State Tiburon Research February 1, 2012

– State of South Carolina © Tiburon Strategic Advisors, LLC™ 1 Founded in 1788 –Founded as the eighth state Governor: Nimrata Haley Web sites: & Comments State of South Carolina Source:8/5/11 NetState.Com; 8/5/11 Wikipedia; 3/17/11 South Carolina Web Site; Tiburon Research & Analysis

– State of South Carolina © Tiburon Strategic Advisors, LLC™ 2 Early Phase Approximate Dates: XXXX - XXXX XXXX: -- XXXX Key Steps: The State of South Carolina was Founded as the Eighth State in 1788 and Has Evolved Through Three Phases, Including its Early, Middle, & Recent Phases Middle Phase State of South Carolina History State of South Carolina Founded State of South Carolina Today Recent Phase XXXX - XXXX 1788: State of South Carolina founded XXXX: - Source:8/5/11 NetState.Com; 8/5/11 Wikipedia; 3/17/11 South Carolina Web Site; Tiburon Research & Analysis

– State of South Carolina © Tiburon Strategic Advisors, LLC™ 3 Founded in 1788 –Founded as the eighth state Governor: Nimrata Haley Comments The State of South Carolina was Founded as the Eighth State in 1788 Source:8/5/11 NetState.Com; 8/5/11 Wikipedia; 3/17/11 South Carolina Web Site; Tiburon Research & Analysis

– State of South Carolina © Tiburon Strategic Advisors, LLC™ 4 State of South Carolina Departments The State of South Carolina Has a Number of Departments, Including its Department of Insurance & Department of Education Source:Tiburon Research & Analysis State of South Carolina Departments -- Department of Insurance -- Department of Education

– State of South Carolina © Tiburon Strategic Advisors, LLC™ 5 The State of South Carolina Runs the South Carolina State Department of Insurance Source:12/05 South Carolina State Department of Insurance Web Site; 12/04 Deloitte Insurance Industry Report; Tiburon Research & Analysis Based in Columbia, SC Executive: Ernst Csiszar Comments

– State of South Carolina © Tiburon Strategic Advisors, LLC™ 6 The State of South Carolina Runs the South Carolina State Department of Education Source:Tiburon Research & Analysis -- Comments

– State of South Carolina © Tiburon Strategic Advisors, LLC™ 7 The State of South Carolina’s Department of Education Offers a 529 Plan -- Comments Closed pre- paid tuition plan Source:2/20/10 Wall Street Journal; Tiburon Research & Analysis

– State of South Carolina © Tiburon Strategic Advisors, LLC™ 8 State of South Carolina Web Site The State of South Carolina Has a Web Site with Eight Primary Sections, Including Government, Education, Facts & History, Health, Travel & Recreation, Agriculture & Environment, Employment, & Public Safety Source:3/17/11 South Carolina Web Site; Tiburon Research & Analysis State of South Carolina Web Site Government Facts & History Health Education Travel & Recreation EmploymentPublic Safety Agriculture & Environment

– State of South Carolina © Tiburon Strategic Advisors, LLC™ 9 State of South Carolina Organizational Chart The State of South Carolina is Led by its Governor Nimrata Haley Nimrata Haley Governor -- Source: 7/21/11 NetState.Com Web Site; Tiburon Research & Analysis

– State of South Carolina © Tiburon Strategic Advisors, LLC™ 10 Source:Tiburon Research & Analysis Tiburon Strategic Advisors Focus on corporate-level strategy -Serve senior executives only at financial services companies -Key services: market seminars, market research, & strategy consulting -Served over 300 corporate clients and completed over 1,400 projects since Host semi-annual CEO Summits, offer free weekly research releases, and offer free business benchmarking tools for all types of advisors Chip Roame background -McKinsey & Company -Charles Schwab & Company -Tiburon since 1998 Comments